BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
Model report · 2005–2025

TRIUMPH T100T

500cc Petrol Class 2
88.6%
first-time pass rate
1.0%
failed outright
7,632
median miles at test
307
MOT tests, 2005–2025

What fails on a T100T

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lighting and signalling
3 50
tyres and wheels
3 50

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects.

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the T100T beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (KAWASAKI ZX-6R, SUZUKI GSF600, YAMAHA FZS600).

Rivals share this bike's type and sit within ±30% of its engine capacity, ≥ 5,000 tests. Card colour = better/worse first-time pass rate than the T100T.

Pass rate by registration year

how each model-year cohort fares · registration year from first use date

Best year to buy used: 1968 (95.2% pass). Weakest: 1967 (81.3%).

79%88%98%1967: 81.3% pass (75 tests)1968: 95.2% pass (105 tests)1969: 88.2% pass (68 tests)1970: 86.2% pass (58 tests)196719691970

First-time pass rate by the year each bike was first registered (cohorts with ≥ 50 tests). Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.